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    Refreshing the inn

    Jul 04, 2019 3 minutes
    Words Camille Khouri
    Images
    Katrina Rees

    PROJECT: Holiday Inn

    CLIENT: Cockpit International

    LOCATION: Auckland

    PROJECT TYPE: Hospitality

    FLOOR AREA: 5,000m2

    “WE nicknamed it 50 shades of brown,” laughs Designworks senior spatial designer Erini Compton, before she and her crew took hold of it. The three-star hotel, referencing the dated and shabby state of the Holiday Inn decades and was in desperate need of a facelift.

    For the Singapore-based client, it was imperative the new design reflected a New Zealand look and feel, explains Compton. “When we did the Crowne

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